G/SPS/N/TPKM/549  
 
9 September 2020  
(20-6090) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Welfare  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Pigs tissues  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in 
Foods . Language(s):  Chinese and English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_5327_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TPKM/20_5327_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishment of maximum residue limits for Ractopamine in 
Pigs. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, iden tify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in 
Foods.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  TPKM follows Codex principles and FAO risk assessment 
procedures when setting MRLs for veterinary drugs.  G/SPS/N/TPKM/549  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and  language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft Standards for Veterinary Drug Residue Limits in Foods (7 September  2020, Food 
No.1091302702) is available in English from the National Notification Authority, National 
Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amendment will be published in 
the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full texts may be d ownloaded from 
the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw  (available in Chinese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 7313  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(8862) 2787 7313  
Fax: +(8862) 2653 1062  
E-mail: 1587syj@fda.gov.tw